Description

EMD produced the 1500 horsepower F7 locomotive between February 1949 and December 1953. The F7 was primarily a freight-hauling locomotive, however they were also used on passenger trains by some railroads.

2,393 F7A units were built and 1,463 F7B units were built. An EMD 16cyl 567B prime mover powered an EMD D-12 generator to provide the power to the four traction motors in the familiar Blomberg B trucks.

Features of this model include:

• LED lighting – All lights separately controllable on DCC units.**Upper nose MARS Light (where applicable)(single headlight units, upper nose light acts as the headlight)
• Lower Headlight (where applicable)
• Illuminated number boards
• Ditch Lights (DCC only)
• Wire & Etched metal details
• Laser sharp painting and printing
• Micro-Trains compatible couplers
• Sound units equipped with an ESU LokSound 5 sound decoder. Real F7 locomotive recordings used for superior accuracy and quality!
• Minimum Radius – 12 3/4″